Auction 33 Books, Manuscripts and Rabbinical
Aug 28, 2013 (Your local time)
Israel
 8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 218:

Collection of Leaf Remnants – Printed in the 15th and 16th Centuries / Proofreading Leaves Printed in Thessaloniki

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Collection of remnants of printed leaves removed from the "Binding Geniza". Includes leaves form the 15th and 16th centuries [leaves from the book Akedat Yitzchak by Rabbi Yitzchak Arama. Thessaloniki, 1522. Leaf from the Tur, Soncino, 1490; etc.]; leaves from an identified edition of the Babylonian Talmud (Thessaloniki); many leaves are proofreading leaves and printing attempts of Thessaloniki printings from the 18th century. These leaves have many handwritten glosses and corrections later integrated into last printing [see attached leaves for comparison]. Only some of the works were identified.
65 leaves. Varied size, various states of damage caused by the binding.

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